Capricorn/Lucy
This is a month or so after the guild disbanded, and Lucy is still trying to figure out what she is going to do next. She has been falling numb, and has started hurting herself to feel something, missing the bruises and cuts from fights in the guildhall, much to the horror of her spirits.
Suddenly Capricorn appears, and looks at Leo holding a distraught Lucy and arguing with her about her most recent bout of hurting herself.
Leo looks up, pleading, but Capricorn nods his head and Leo finally nods in acquiescence, turning back to Lucy giving her one last hug, before saying while she is calming down from tears,
"Lucy, I'm going to go now. Capricorn is here, and he wants to speak with you. Just please know, we all love you very much and want what is best for you. Everyone is so worried, we love you so much."
Lucy looks up at him, tears still in her big brown eyes still filled with sadness, her eyes still filled with sadness still glistening with tears sad to see him go, before looking over at Capricorn in sadness and a little bit of trepidation. If they were calling out Capricorn, even after Leo, then her spirits were deadly serious. They were pulling out the big guns.
He was the one who was the most stern with her, who didn't let her get away with things the others would have. She gathered herself, and allowed Loke to help her get to her feet, her gaze focused on Capricorn the whole time. Loke, seeing this, looked over at Capricorn one more time, as if just to check to make sure this was necessary. Capricorn, noticing his lack of movement, once more looks his way breaking his contact with Lucy. He turns to Loke, reads the look in his eyes, and nods once more, stern face softening slightly.
Loke reads this and nods again in acceptance, his face sad, but turns to Lucy one last time to give her a brief squeeze, before disappearing back into the Celestial world.
Lucy, for her part, breaking her eye contact with Capricorn, looks down again while Loke and the one facing her hold their silent conversation. At Loke's squeeze, she seems startles, and half reaches back for him before noticing that he is gone, her hand hovering in midair, before dropping back down to her side.
Her head down, the two stand silently. Capricorn stares at his now silent mistress, the one who it now fell to them to protect, now that Aquarius was gone. If Aquarius had been like a mother to her, then he was by far the closest thing to a father. Makarov himself had noticed the connection. Capricorn sighed, his heart saddened by what his mistress was going through, angry at the old man for his actions, and troubled by what said action led to, and his needed response. He mentally begins steeling himself for the job before he straightens, and prepares. He would not let down Lady Layla, and would do whatever it took to protect and provide for her daughter.
He starts by calling her attention.
"Lucy." She looks up at him, almost startled, doubly so at the lack of the honorific 'lady' he always insists on despite her protests. "Why don't you take a seat. We need to have a little chat."
Well... hope you enjoy! This one has been on my mind for awhile now, I first wrote it several years ago. I always thought they had a father- daughter like relationship. I actually have a small AU where Capricorn was with Lucy the whole time, and it was another spirit who became Zoledo. Maybe Taurus? Again, I have plans to continue this and write the whole thing out.